Playground attendance. Amy Poehler's new NBC comedy Parks and Recreation (6.9 million viewers Thursday) topped the final episode of time-slot predecessor Kath & Kim by more than 40%, with the help of a special lead-in episode of The Office.

This quest is questionable. Krod Mandoonand The Flaming Sword of Fire, Comedy Central's new half-hour series (April 9, 10 p.m. ET/PT), follows an inept team of warriors who are trying to save the world while wreaking havoc on the fantasy-adventure genre along the way.